Construction has had no effects on marine life The performance of the Egmond aan Zee Offshore Wind Farm, which has been in operation since the beginning of this year, has been excellent to date. Thanks in part to the stormy weather of the first three months of 2007, during which there has been a gre
A mechanical digger burst into flames as it unloaded cargo from a ship’s hold at Immingham docks. Firefighters were called to the bulk carrier Suchada Naree early on Thursday as the fire threatened to spread to the ship’s cargo of animal feed. A Humberside Fire Service spokeswoman said officers used
Poor fire training and a failure to carry out engine modifications have been highlighted in an accident report into a blaze on a cruise ship. The Calypso was off the coast of Beachy Head, East Sussex, with 708 passengers and staff on board when the fire broke out on 6 May last year.
A final letter from a passenger on the Titanic who described the liner as a “positive danger”, is to go up for auction. Alfred Rowe, 59, farmer and landowner in the US, wrote that the ship “is too big” in the letter home to his wife.
Canadian coastguards are trying to rescue the occupants of about 100 boats carrying seal hunters trapped by pack ice off the country’s eastern coast. Several of the boats are threatened with damage or sinking, and at least one crew had to abandon ship.
The search for a fishing boat which sank in the North Sea with the loss of four crew in October is set to resume. Just one body was found after the Meridian, based in Anstruther, Fife, was lost in heavy seas. An attempt to locate the Meridian began in November but was suspended in December […
Light conditions continue to disrupt the schedule at the Louis Vuitton Cup in Valencia. After three scheduled race days, no matches have been sailed in Round Robin One. On Wednesday, race officials and the 11 teams returned to the race course area to the North and South of Port America’s Cup, but co
“The majority of yachts do not have the range to reach many of the world’s inviting cruising areas and international playgrounds,” reads the company’s vision statement, but this need no longer be a limitation. Yacht owners simply sail their craft into the massive semi-submersible Yacht Express, wher
Russia has started building the world’s first floating nuclear plant, designed to provide power for remote areas. The plant, costing £100m ($200m), is due to be launched in 2010.
A nationwide police search has been launched for a painter and decorator who has disappeared along with a 47ft long canal boat. David King, 52, hired the boat for a solo holiday along the Llangollen Canal on the English-Welsh borders.
The Norwegian government has been asked to help cover the costs of raising the Bourbon Dolphin, which capsized off Shetland with the loss of eight lives. The Mayor of Heroey, Arnulf Goskoeyr, said it was important for relatives of the five crew who had not been found to recover the bodies of their l
The new Pershing 72′ yacht recently was presented to the press before making its debut at the major boat shows. The 72-foot yacht is design for cruising enjoyment at the level where you may have a crew member or two and an intimate gathering of friends or family. The yacht has a sleek design with [&
Aker Kvaerner has signed a contract with MODEC International LLC for delivery of process modules for a floating production facility (FPSO). The total contract value for Aker Kvaerner is approximately USD 13 million.
Volvo Ocean Race officially launched its China campaign by announcing at a crowded press conference in Beijing on 18 April that the fleet would be sailing to the Asian giant for the first time and that the Chinese would be entering a team in the world’s premier offshore ocean race.
